Atlantic Jazz: Piano

by Various Artists

Overview

Founded in 1947, Atlantic Records has been the home of some of jazz's more important figures (as well as blues). This compilation, originally issued as a two-fer LP, catches some of the excellent performances by the label's stable of jazz pianists over a period of 35 years. The earliest track is from Erroll Garner's first and only Atlantic album, Passport to Fame, a 1950 trio session where Garner applies his captivating style to "The Way You Look Tonight." The penultimate track on the album is from modernist Don Pullen. In between, there are cuts from albums made by some of the top jazz pianists, not only from that period, but whose work has stood the test of time and is still played regularly. It also shows that owners/producers Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun and Herb Abramson were wise and sensible enough to find room for artists representing a wide diversity of styles, from Garner through Dave Brubeck to Pullen and Joe Zawinul. Wide stylistic berth allowances notwithstanding, for most of these artists their stint with the label was short, a stopping off place before landing contracts with a major recording studio such as Columbia. The title is also a bit misleading in the sense the label never had some of the participants under contract. The cuts by Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans were from sessions headed by Art Blakey and Herbie Mann, respectively. But no matter how they got on the album, this collection of jazz piano is unmatched for its breadth and depth. ~ Dave Nathan

Product Details

Release Date:	09/15/1987
Label:	Rhino / Atlantic / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0075678170720
Rank:	166891

Tracks

1. The Way You Look Tonight  - Dorothy Fields  - Erroll Garner  - Jerome Kern
2. In the Purple Grotto  - Mary Lou Williams
3. Line Up  - Lennie Tristano
4. Celia  - Phineas Jr. Newborn  - Bud Powell
5. Sweet Sixteen Bars  - Ray Charles
6. In Walked Bud  - Thelonious Monk
7. Delaunay's Dilemma  - John Lewis
8. Lazy Bird  - John Coltrane  - McCoy Tyner
9. Nirvana  - Bill Evans  - Herbie Mann
10. Young Soul  - Jothan Callins  - Dwike Mitchell
11. My One and Only Love  - Robert Mellin  - Guy Wood  - Joe Zawinul
12. Sweet Georgia Brown  - Ben Bernie  - Kenneth Casey  - Junior Mance  - Maceo Pinkard
13. Einbahnstrasse  - Ron Carter  - Herbie Hancock
14. Blues, No. 2  - Ray Bryant
15. Pardon My Rags  - Keith Jarrett
16. Koto Song  - Dave Brubeck

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Erroll Garner   Primary Artist,Piano
Junior Mance   Primary Artist,Piano
Phineas Newborn, Jr.   Primary Artist,Piano
John Lewis   Primary Artist,Piano
Thelonious Monk   Primary Artist,Piano
Bill Evans   Primary Artist,Piano
Ray Charles   Primary Artist,Piano
Keith Jarrett   Primary Artist,Piano
Joe Zawinul   Primary Artist,Piano
Mary Lou Williams   Primary Artist,Piano
McCoy Tyner   Primary Artist,Piano
Ray Bryant   Primary Artist,Piano
Dwike Mitchell   Primary Artist,Piano
Herbie Hancock   Primary Artist,Piano
Dave Brubeck   Primary Artist,Piano
Lennie Tristano   Primary Artist,Piano
Art Blakey   Primary Artist,Drums
Johnny Griffin   Sax (Tenor)
Alan Dawson   Drums
James Cammack   Bass
George Duvivier   Bass
Lenny McBrowne   Drums
Helcio Milito   Drums
Manolo Badrena   Percussion
Herbie Mann   Flute
Jack Six   Bass
Spanky DeBrest   Bass
Connie Kay   Drums
Ahmad Jamal   Piano
Earl May   Bass
Kenny Dennis   Drums
Ben Tucker   Bass
Ron Carter   Bass
Peter Ind   Bass
Randy Weston   Piano
Herlin Riley   Drums
Billy Cobham   Drums
Chuck Israels   Bass
Roland Hanna   Piano
Paul Motian   Drums
Bob Cunningham   Bass
Paul Desmond   Sax (Alto)
Bill Hardman   Trumpet
Kenny Clarke   Drums
John Richard Lewis   Piano
Carl Pruitt   Bass
Steve Davis   Bass
Elvin Jones   Drums
George Adams   Flute,Soprano,Sax (Tenor),Clarinet (Bass)
Oscar Pettiford   Bass
Willie Ruff   Bass
Bill Clark   Drums
Harold Wing   Drums
William Peeples   Drums
Roy Burness   Drums
Roosevelt Sheffield   Bass
Vishnu Wood   Bass
Jeff Morton   Drums
John Simmons   Bass

Technical Credits

George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Erroll Garner   Performer
Tommy Nola   Engineer
Bruce Tergesen   Engineer
Bud Powell   Composer
Herbie Mann   Composer,Producer
John Snyder   Producer,Compilation Producer
Gary Kramer   Producer
Ilhan Mimaroglu   Producer
Joe Jorgensen   Engineer
Ahmad Jamal   Producer
Dwike Mitchell   Performer
Frank Abbey   Engineer
Dave Green   Engineer
Ed Michel   Tape Transfer,Associate Producer
George Avakian   Producer
John Coltrane   Composer
Joe Zawinul   Performer
Lewis Hahn   Engineer
Ron Carter   Composer
Robert Mellin   Composer
Phil Iehle   Engineer
Jothan Callins   Composer
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer
Nesuhi Ertegun   Producer
Phineas Newborn, Jr.   Performer
Jerry Wexler   Producer
Randy Weston   Producer
John Lewis   Composer,Performer
Thelonious Monk   Composer,Performer
Guy Wood   Composer
Ahmet Ertegun   Executive Producer
Sigfried Loch   Producer
Kenneth Casey   Composer
Ben Bernie   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Stephan Sulke   Engineer
Siegfried Lock   Producer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Ray Charles   Composer,Performer
Bob Blumenthal   Liner Notes
Keith Jarrett   Composer,Performer
Bobby Warner   Engineer
Bob Defrin   Design,Art Direction
Michael Paraskevas   Illustrations
Joel Dorn   Producer
Mary Lou Williams   Composer,Performer
McCoy Tyner   Performer
Ray Bryant   Composer,Performer
Tom Dowd   Engineer
Herbie Hancock   Performer
Dave Brubeck   Composer,Producer,Performer
Tony Buzzeo   Assistant Producer
George Simon   Producer
Earle Brown   Engineer
Sam Feldman   Mastering
Maceo Pinkard   Composer
Lennie Tristano   Composer,Producer,Performer
Junior Mance   Performer